Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-04
State AFFAIRS.
A Resolution Indorsing the General
Course of the Fort Worth Gazette
Offered in the House.
Tho Senate Asks the Rouse 10 Return
tbs Kansas Suit Biil-C0ntest Over
the Local Option Bill.
Tia Judge Willis Case Referee 20 n SHc ciai
Senate C"mmtttee for Investisa
ton and Report.

TO PREVENT STOCK RUNNING AT LARGE.
special TO ths Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, March THE House
consumed considerable time this morn
ing discussing an amendment to the
stock law to prevent hogs, sheep and
goats from running at large. The views
of the members as expressed were sec
tio1al, and each Cae made his personal
experiences and the interests OF his party,
color or section reason for voting for
or against the measure.
MOTION TO RECONSIDER.
In the Senate this morning a parlia
mentary contest took place over motion
to reconsider the vote by which the bill
passed yesterday to authorize the state to
bring suit against Kansas for part of her
territory including Greer county. The
bill had been sent to the House
and the motion included the return
of the bill to the Senate for reconsid
Grafton. From the number OF motions to
reconsider, and ley On the table and ris-
ing to points of order, it looked as if
things were getting mixed, but President
Wheeler, with has usual promptuess,
request the House TO return the bill pre-
vailed.
LOCAL OPTION BILL.
4 spirited contest took place in the
Senate over al amendment OF Senator
Simkins to the local option oil, III sub
stance 10 strike cut the words, "Up0n
the petition Of at least fifty qualified Vot-
ers # said county, or upon SUCH petition
of ST least twenty quail lied voters Of any
Justice precinct, town or city therein"
and insert the following; "Upon the pc
tition of at least third in num9sT of
the qualified voters, and the same cOndi-
tons in the precincts, towns or cities"
Senators Gregg enc Be! took opposite
sides sEd entered into spirited cULtts st
FOR THE DROUTH SUFFERERS.
Governor Ross received check to-day
from the CpuIier-JourBal OF Louisville,
Ky, for S29S for the benefit Of the druuth
sufferers of Texas. The letter also states
tnat, in addition to the chick aforesaid,
$50 worth OF seed has been shipped to
the Governors address. OF this amount
the Courier-Journsl contributed 500.
A SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
When the Judge Willis case came up in
the Senate this morning the matter was
postponed, and special COmmitte If
three, consisting Of Senators Mcdonald,
Simkins and Camp, were appointed TO in
vestigate the matter and report their find
ing TO the Senate.
RECOMMENDS THE GAZETTE.
At the evening session of the House
Mr.. Bell of Denton offered the following
resolution:
Whereas, the press is the most potential
agent known to the present age in
moulding public opinion and the cCnse-
quent educator of the people, ard
Whereas, it is essential to the virtue of
the people that the press be VirtuOus,
and
Whereas, the correctness CT public
opinion depends largely upon the varacity
of the newspaper correspondents; there
fore, be it
Resolved, that this House commend the
Fort Worth GAZETTE II the reading pub
lie for its manly vindic4tion Of the House
relative to the expulsion Of tn corr sp0G-
dent Of the San Antonio Express, pub
lished il its issue Of March ..
The seton of the House on this EesClu-
ton will lie zen in the r.u.ine report.
Mr.. Bell Ct Denton withdrew this res
olution after the House mad Endorsed
it rather than go into 2 controversy with
the few who opposed it on the ground
that II was advertising newspaper.
CHANGE IN THE ROAD LAW.
1t is understood that Senator Glass
COCK is working on bill that proposes
radical changes in the road law. Many
of the old obnoxious features are to be
eliminated, and just provisions incOrpo-
rated prOpUrtiOuate with the benz hts that
the citizen derives.
TIRE HIGH LICENsE BILL.
As "comlDg events cast their shadows
before" so the probability Of the pas
sage OF the high license saloon tax hl!l is
awakening a spirit Of opposition, that has
manifested itself in the shape OF several
petitions read yesterday.
NOT A STRONG POSITION.
Some of the old statesmen who have
watched the proceedings of the Legisls-
ture for years, claim that Lenator Nc
Donald's land bill met less opposition
than any bill contsining the same subject
matter during the past fifteen years of
land legislation.
QUESTION OF ADJOURNMENT.
There are many discussions among the
members of the Lower House. before ard
after session hours, relative to the ad
visibility OF adj turning at an eariy day.
While the new members, especially those
of the farming class, show signs Of being
homesick and weary, there is an under
current of the responsibility of attending
to all useful legislation before adjourn
ment, that seems to be felt by each men,
Der and makes him halt, as it were, be-
tween two opinions.
AGREED TO REPORT FAvCRABLY.
The Senate committee on county and
county boundaries agreed at their meet
ing last night to report favorably Senator